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First-principles calculations within full-potential linear-augmented plane-wave method using the generalized gradient approximation were carried out for the electronic and magnetic properties of the Co2CrGa1−x Si x Heusler alloys. The electronic structure calculations show a conservation of the minority spin gap supporting the half-metallic character of the Co2CrGa1−x Si x alloys. The substitution of Ga by Si results in linear increasing of total magnetic moment as silicon concentration increases following the Slater–Pauling rule that is in agreement with experimental data.
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Yahiaoui, I.E., Lazreg, A., Dridi, Z. et al. Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Co2CrGa1−x Si x Heusler Alloys. J Supercond Nov Magn 30, 421–424 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-016-3770-1
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